USA Boxing, the national governing body for Olympic-style amateur boxing, chose Lake Charles to host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials for Boxing and USA Boxing National Championships, December 7-15, 2019, at the Lake Charles Civic Center with the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials for Boxing Finals at the Golden Nugget Lake Charles. The event will feature both male and female elite and youth boxers from across the United States.